Bolo How to pronounce “worked”
WURKT
/wɝkt/ · 1 syllable
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V vs W
V: top teeth gently on your bottom lip, then buzz.
W starts like उ with rounded lips. V never rounds the lips.
Free lesson: Very, not wery ›American R
Pull your tongue back and up without touching anything.
Don't roll it like र. Think of a growl: "grrr".
Lesson: The American R ›-ED endings
After quiet sounds (p, k, s, sh, ch, f) say T: walked = walkt.
walked ≈ वाक्ट, played ≈ प्लेड, wanted ≈ वान्टिड.
Lesson: Walked, not walk-ed ›Use it in a sentence
I worked on a project that saved the company money.
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